For centuries, gold had been considered a precious, purely decorative inert metal. It was not
until 1986 that Ito and Hayashi described the first application of gold (I) in homogeneous …

This Review examines recent developments in late transition metal-catalyzed
hydroamination and-amidation reactions. A hydroamination is a reaction in which an N− H …

The enantioselective cascade reaction between racemic 2‐(1‐hydroxyallyl) phenols and
alkynols/alkynamides was realized by using a gold and iridium sequential catalytic system …

A highly efficient asymmetric cascade reaction between keto esters and alkynyl alcohols and
amides is reported. The success of the reaction was attributed to the combination of chiral …

Diazo compounds are generally used as carbene precursors. Traditionally, dirhodium,
copper and iron catalysts were used to decompose diazo compounds to form the key metal …

An ultrafast synthesis of spiroketals by synergistic gold (I) and Sc (III) catalysis has been
reported. Diverse 5, 6-benzannulated spiroketals were rapidly constructed by the …

Polysubstituted pyrroles are very important scaffolds in many bioactive natural products and
synthetic pharmaceuticals. Here, a new gold-catalyzed cycloaddition of alkynes with …

Bimetallic AuCu nanowires (AuCuNWs) are synthesized via a facile water solution method
at room temperature. Enhanced electrocatalytic activity is observed toward the oxidation of …

An oxa-[4+ 2] cyclization of quinone methides with alkynyl benzyl alcohols has been
realized in the presence of a metal catalyst, and the reaction afforded spiroacetal products in …

Oxygen‐bearing motifs, mainly the congener heterocycles are ubiquitous due to their
presence in various natural products and bioactive scaffolds. Although in literature, several …